How to Hook Up a GFCI With a Pool Light
Homeowners should have GFCI breakers, also known as ground fault interrupt and ground fault circuit interrupt breakers, for installations that will be exposed to a moist environment or outside conditions GFCI breakers monitor the electrical circuit for ground faults, or shorts, and terminate the circuit within milliseconds if one is detected. Users of these electrical circuits have a greater amount of safety. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Locate and open the main electrical breaker box for the building.
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Turn the main electrical power switch to the "Off" position. Do not touch the wires that lead into this switch as they are still hot.
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Insert the GFCI breaker into an available breaker mounting unit. These mounting holes are keyed to allow insertion of the breaker in only one orientation.
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Locate the electrical circuit wire that will power the pool light within the electrical breaker box.
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Wrap the exposed portion of this wire around the mounting screw at the edge of the breaker.
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Tighten the screw until the wire is held firmly in place.
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Locate the white neutral wire, commonly referred to as the "Pigtail" wire due to its coiled shape, and wrap it around an available mounting wire on the breaker box's neutral bar. This bar is a thin metal strip with several screws inserted along its surface.
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Tighten the neutral mounting screw until the white pigtail wire is held firmly in place.
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Switch the GFCI breaker into the "On" position.
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Switch the main the breaker back into the "On" position.
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Close the main breaker box.
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